William gilbert



@eine .tetes @stmt @ffice Letters Patent No. -74,341, dated February'll, 1868.

'IMPROVEMENT IN MAGHIN. roscUT'Tme TURF on sons.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN: l

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GILBERT, of Catskill, inl -the countyof Greene, and inthe State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Machine for.V Cutting Turf or Soils; and do hereby declare `that the following is n. full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had-to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. i i

In the annexed drawingsfmaking part of this specification, A represents the frame ofthemachin'e, which may consist of aibeam with u forked end, as in Fignref2,'or`cf two beams, with their forward ends b'evelled, and secured together, s o as to' make :a frame similar to an ordinary triangular cultivatoi-frame,`as"seen in Fignrel. i 4 i n 4- B B represent the handles to this frame. C represents a knife or cutter,A which has its two ends turned up at right angles, so that two vertical'e'dges and a horizontal edge may be formed upon it. "The knife is secured to the frame by .means of'screws or bolts, which pass'through these upturned ends.' -Tlie vertical edges are seen from :u to z', and thehorizontal edge from x to z," The horizontal portion of the knife is intended .to run under the sod, severingit from the earth, while the. vertical knives cut it on eachside, from the contiguous sod,- of which it formed apart. D represents a horizontal shaft, -n'hich lies crosswise of the frameyandabove the knife C. On each end of this shaft is a. small wheel orrroller, I, which rolls upon the earth, and regulatingthe depth to which the knife enters beneathrthe sod. An adjustable cutter, e, may be placed on the shaft- D, and secured in any desired position by means of a. thnmb-screw. The object of this knife-is to cnt tbe sodin strips when it is desirable. The shaft D passes through slots inthe upturned ends ofthe knife C, and has its bearing l w in bolts with eyes in their lower ends, which depend fromthe under side of the frumef The shaft c'n be raised orvlowered, so that the sod may be cut thinner or thicker, as may be necessary.

What I claim'as new, and desire to secure by Letters lnatentpis-V l A The knife C and shaft D', with its rollers and knife e, used with the frame A, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 4

l In testimony thatI claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand and Vse a,l,1'.his 14th 'dayjof December, v 1867.-

WILLIAM ,GILBERT. [1.. s]

' Witnesses:

.J. A. Cocina,

THOMAS JoNEs; 

